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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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Park Activity

  • Hiking
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Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Shelley Flanary

Date Published

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Waterfalls of Arkansas State Parks

Feb 2023
  ⁄  
Arkansas State Parks Staff

Hiking to waterfalls is a great way to get out into nature and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. It can be a calming and peaceful experience, or an adrenaline-filled adventure depending on how you approach it. You can get some great exercise and fresh air, and you may even spot some wildlife along the way. The sound of a rushing waterfall is also incredibly soothing, and...

Children playing at the Lake Catherine waterfall on the Falls Branch Trail

A Wild and Scenic River

Mar 2016
  ⁄  
Shelley Flanary

Do you hear that sound? Do you hear the music? What could it be? You are standing approximately just southwest of Little Rock, in one of the most spectacular river corridors in the central U.S.

Cossatot Falls
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